Backdraft On Pender
There was a massive fire today (news story here) about two blocks from our office. My office has been smelling like smoke all day (not to mention my clothes from when I walked near the fire on my way to work). You can actually see the tower we are in in the last photo in the news story (green roof). Luckily no one died and given the speed with which it spread its surprising. We’re located in an old heritage building but its well sprinklered…and well taken care of…and not made of wood.
They’re demolishing the building now as they continue to spray water into it from ladder trucks. Apparently just before I got to my office (which had a good view of it all) the roof fell in and a huge wall of flames errupted into the air. Strange, especially for downtown.